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UNINA9910457926103321 |
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Autore |
Sigur℗ður G. Magn{acute}usson |
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Titolo |
Wasteland with words [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of Iceland / / Sigur℗ður Gylfi Magn{acute}usson |
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London, : Reaktion Books, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49365-8 |
9786613588883 |
1-86189-733-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social evolution - Iceland |
Learning and scholarship - Iceland - History |
Electronic books. |
Iceland Civilization |
Iceland Intellectual life |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Wasteland with Words Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction: Blind Spots in History; 1. Modern Times: Society, Work and Demography; 2. People and Politics; 3. The Feeling of Swallowing a Hunchback: Material Culture; 4. Icelandic Connections: The Lure of the New World; 5. Tactics for Emotional Survival: Education, Work and Environment; 6. Death and Daily Life; 7. Childhood, Youth and the Formation of the Individual; 8. A True Passion: Writing as Personal Expression; 9. The Shaping of Modern Man; 10. The Middle Ages and Beyond: A Cultural Foundation |
11. The Barefoot Historians and the 'People's Press'12. Urban Living: Industry, Labour and Living Conditions; 13. The Myth of the Model Woman: Gender Roles in Urban and Rural Iceland; 14. Death in the City; 15. Children in Urban Areas; 16. Monsters from the Deep and the Icelandic Way of Thinking; 17. Selective Modernization and Capitalist Euphoria; 18. Black-out; References; Select Bibliography; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Iceland is an enigmatic island country marked by contradiction: it's a |
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